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Lennie is alone in the barn and he is upset because he has accidentally killed a puppy.
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Lennie is worried that George won’t let him tend the rabbits because he has made another mistake.
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Curley’s wife enters the barn and demands that Lennie talks to her because no one else on the ranch will.
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Lennie explains that he only wants to tend to the rabbits, and Curley’s wife asks why he is obsessed with rabbits.
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He tells her that he loves to pet soft things, and she tells him that she understands because everyone loves to pet soft things.
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She tells him that her hair is soft and she allows him to touch it, however he gets too rough and she becomes scared.
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Out of fear, Lennie grabs Curley’s wife and accidentally breaks her neck.
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When he realizes what he has done, he runs out of the barn to hide in the “secret spot” where George asked him to hide in case he does anything wrong.
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Candy discovers Curley’s wife’s body and finds George to show him the body.
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George realizes that it was Lennie’s fault, and he tells Candy that they won’t be able to achieve their dream.
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They agree to tell the men if Candy promises to pretend that George didn’t know about the body.
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Curley is very angry and wants to kill Lennie, and Carlson realizes that his gun is missing.
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The men all leave the ranch to find Lennie after George tells them that he probably went “south”.
